Re: [PATCH] Kprobes /proc entry

From: Prasanna S Panchamukhi
Date: Wed Jan 12 2005 - 01:33:50 EST


Hi Luca,

Applied kernel probes can also be listed using SysRq key.
Below is the small patch that provides this feature.
Please let me know your comments.

Thanks
Prasanna
>
> Greg KH ha scritto:
> > On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 03:31:17PM -0600, Nathan Lynch wrote:
> >
> >>On Mon, 2005-01-10 at 12:14, Greg KH wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 05:25:38PM +0100, Luca Falavigna wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>This simple patch adds a new file in /proc, listing every kprobe which
> >>>>is currently registered in the kernel. This patch is checked against
> >>>>kernel 2.6.10
> >>>
> >>>No, please do not add extra /proc files to the kernel. This belongs in
> >>>/sys, as it has _nothing_ to do with processes.
> >>
> >>Wouldn't this sort of thing be a good candidate for debugfs? If you're
> >>messing with kprobes, then aren't you by definition doing kernel
> >>debugging? :)
> >
> >
> > That's an even better idea, I like it.
> >
> > greg k-h
> >
>
> Good, I'll work on it ASAP.
> Thank you for your suggestions!
>
> Luca


---
Users like to list the kprobes inserted into the kernel.
This patch provides Sysrq-key to list all the kernel probes.
Usage Alt+SysRq+W to show the applied kprobes.
or $echo w > /proc/sysrq-trigger

Signed-of-by: Prasanna S Panchamukhi <prasanna@xxxxxxxxxx>
---



---

linux-2.6.10-prasanna/kernel/kprobes.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 27 insertions(+)

diff -puN kernel/kprobes.c~kprobes-sysrq-addn-feature kernel/kprobes.c
--- linux-2.6.10/kernel/kprobes.c~kprobes-sysrq-addn-feature 2005-01-12 11:54:08.000000000 +0530
+++ linux-2.6.10-prasanna/kernel/kprobes.c 2005-01-12 11:54:08.000000000 +0530
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
* exceptions notifier to be first on the priority list.
*/
#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+#include <linux/sysrq.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
#include <linux/spinlock.h>
#include <linux/hash.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
@@ -131,10 +133,35 @@ void unregister_jprobe(struct jprobe *jp
unregister_kprobe(&jp->kp);
}

+static void show_kprobes(int key, struct pt_regs *pt_regs, struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+ int i;
+ struct hlist_node *node;
+
+ /* unsafe: kprobe_lock ought to be taken here */
+ for(i = 0; i < KPROBE_TABLE_SIZE; i++) {
+ if (!hlist_empty(&kprobe_table[i])) {
+ hlist_for_each(node, &kprobe_table[i]) {
+ struct kprobe *p = hlist_entry(node, struct kprobe, hlist);
+ printk("[<%p>] ", p->addr);
+ print_symbol("%s\t", (unsigned long)p->addr);
+ print_symbol("%s\n", (unsigned long)p->pre_handler);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static struct sysrq_key_op sysrq_show_kprobes = {
+ .handler = show_kprobes,
+ .help_msg = "shoWkprobes",
+ .action_msg = "Show kprobes\n"
+};
+
static int __init init_kprobes(void)
{
int i, err = 0;

+ register_sysrq_key('w', &sysrq_show_kprobes);
/* FIXME allocate the probe table, currently defined statically */
/* initialize all list heads */
for (i = 0; i < KPROBE_TABLE_SIZE; i++)

_
--

Prasanna S Panchamukhi
Linux Technology Center
India Software Labs, IBM Bangalore
Ph: 91-80-25044636
<prasanna@xxxxxxxxxx>
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